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Galfer continues to push innovation and high performance with the launch of its new Shark Road brake disc for centerlock system for road and gravel bikes, its most high-performing disc to date.
Designed for maximum efficiency, control, and lightness, the new Disc Shark® Road expands and strengthens Galfer’s Road range by combining top-tier materials, cutting-edge technology, and a clear focus on demanding cyclists.
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The iconic W design of the braking track enables precise modulation, allowing progressive and stable control even in extreme conditions.
The innovative Shark fins play a crucial role in efficient heat dissipation, ensuring temperature remains controlled during long or demanding descents.
The disc core is CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminum, an aerospace-grade material offering high flatness and structural strength. Its shape has been AI-optimized for maximum rigidity at minimal weight.
8 mm hollow stainless-steel rivets provide solid, reliable bonding between parts without adding weight.
The brake track is made of hardened stainless steel, ensuring high durability and consistent thermal behaviour.
A wise man once told me, in the context of going fast on two-wheeled machines, that “brakes just slow you down”. Never a truer word was spoken, albeit delivered with the intention that you should do whatever it takes to stay off them and keep the throttle twisted/pedals turning for as long as possible, with the levers only deployed as a last-minute resort.
Galfer is one of the world’s leading manufacturer of friction materials (pads and rotors) for the motorcycle word. Founded in 1952 and with innovation as its driving force for more than 60 years Galfer has reached the top of its game in motorsport.
Given Kashima is supposed to reduce friction in suspension, putting it on a brake rotor may sound silly. But Galfer did exactly that for one of their motorcycle athletes and are doing the same for MTB. The Kashima doesn't affect the braking surface of course - just the inner part of a new two-piece rotor, called the Shark EVO V3.
Galfer makes rotors, pads and mounting hardware for mountain, road and gravel bikes. On their EU website they list 36 different rotors and on their US website there are 86 different brake pads.
Earlier this year I welcomed a Trek Fuel EX8 into the shed as a long term test bike. Having thoroughly enjoyed my time aboard the Trek Fuel EX 9.9 AXS model last year, I knew it was a platform that deserved a lot more trail time.
Known primarily for their aftermarket pads and rotors, it appears the Spanish brand Galfer is now working on a full brake system. They teased the project at Milan's EICMA motorcycle exhibition earlier this month, with a fairly polished product on display in their booth.
